• We achieved the clear strategic business outcomes through Roderick's focussed
    and well planned approaches, plus achieved the awareness, alignment and engagement
    outcomes of our leadership group through Roderick's authentic and values aligned
    approach.

    - Wayne Smith

  • I highly recommend you give Roderick a call if you are looking to make positive and
    sustained change in your leadership development, change leadership, team development
    and performance.

    - Rob Setter

  • Our organisation has a uses variety of facilitators and formats for planning sessions,
    and we found the guidance and techniques used were first rate. Roderick gave us space
    where we needed it and pushed us through to nail our outcomes when we needed it.

    - Warrick Jordan

We START the journey where you are, and get you where you need to be.

Why START

START is both our focus and our name. We are a consulting, organisational development and people capital practitioner firm who partner with you to leverage the five elements of organisational performance, leadership excellence, and successful change. The five interconnected and dependent elements (and acronym of START) are-

STRATEGY
TEAM & TALENT
ALIGNMENT & AGILITY
RESILIENCE
TRANSFORMATION

We are highly skilled and experienced, values driven and passionate about what we do. We use evidence based best practice processes and tools, including neuroscience, learning theory and performance dynamics to design, develop and deliver bespoke solutions that build your skills, optimise your investment to produce the greatest impact, at the individual, team or organisational level. Importantly, we use creativity and innovation to turn theory and concepts into real world practice and processes, so they can be easily applied and sustainably used.

We also work in the reality of your business, team and personal context, and strive to make all services and processes 'fit' to purpose and need through our bespoke design, develop and delivery approach.

Please contact us today for a free consultation.

Email: roderick@startconsultants.com.au

Mobile: 0412 665 440

About Us

In short we START the journey where you are, and get you where you need to be.

Designed For You

Google leadership development, change management or innovation and you will be overwhelmed with options, providers and 'how-two' strategies - in short the 'WHAT' is abundantly and freely available. At START our client's tell us that it is HOW and WHY we do what we do that produces the transformation they are looking for. We put you 'the client' at the centre of all our work, and using our 4D process-Diagnose, Design, Develop and Delivery© to partner with you to produce bespoke solutions to optimize outcomes and ROI.

Our services are bespoke, and flexible in scope and scale, from as short as one hour, to half day or multi day programs, through to full consultancy services, such as organisational culture or change leadership strategies.

Our clients comment on our having a catalyst effect, in that we use creativity, energy and passion to enable them to draw new insights, be bold and take action. We support you to have confidence to manage the people side of change, strategy, engagement and development.

Our Services

Leadership Development

Our programs and workshops give leaders and high potential talent the skills and capabilities to build their self-awareness, build confidence and target areas for change and development opportunities for agile and adaptive leadership Participant's learn to skills, competencies and confidence to tap their inner drive and passion to reach their potential, keep healthy and be as effective as possible.

Teaming

Using evidence based outcome focussed frameworks (e.g. Climate Change of Teams) to develop understanding of the key drivers of team development, dynamics and effectiveness, diversity and strengths, develop team cohesion and tapping individual and collective talent to achieve full potential and high performance.

Change Leaders

Change Leadership Competency for leaders, teams and individuals to be equipped to understand where they need to apply their effort, make the connection between leading change and organisational strategy, and build their change skills (technical, relational and political) to be able to engage and develop others in leading the transition.

Innovation

Being able to unlock potential, creativity and using the latest research in design thinking concepts and processes are essential skills of leaders. We work with you to provide very practical steps and 'know-how' to apply them to your business to improve performance, meet the challenges of a VUCA environment and co-creating new solutions, produces and services and enjoyment at work.

Engagement

Disrupting the 'Business as Usual' approach to post staff engagement survey debrief and 're' action planning to assists leaders, individuals and teams to understand the drivers of organisational culture and to identify practical processes to improve engagement and have shared commitment to build a constructive and effective culture.

Resilience

Introduces the Radical Resilience© model which helps individuals and teams understand the drivers, practical skills and knowledge to manage set-backs and keep performing in particular the ebb and flow of energy, effectiveness, and what works and hinders high performance.

Coaching

START coaching is a collaborative, client- centered, goal-directed development process. The process is highly interactive, based on sound change and learning principles and can be applied across 1-2 sessions or a full program. It will support you to make, measure and master the new behaviours, skills and knowledge to improve your effectiveness and performance, and most importantly achieve your goals.

Facilitation

START Facilitation uses creative and innovative processes to have groups collaborate, be engaged and produce results in a challenging and enjoyable atmosphere, e.g. developing Organisational values, vision, after action lessons learned, strategic planning and alignment. They focus on approaches that result in improved strategy, innovative solutions, team performance, leadership ownership and people engagement.

Results

Below are some examples of the scope and scale of our client's success achieved through our partnerships and commitment to design solution that will match needs and exceed expectations. No matter what size or scale of your challenge- Why not get started with START.

What our client's say

  • Roderick is a sensitive and skilled facilitator, with great ability to create a safe 'holding environment' for all workshop participants while still focusing on outcomes from the day's workshop. Everyone felt energised, committed and motivated at the day's end. I recommend Roderick to anyone wanting a skilled and sensitive facilitator, particularly in the face of complex team dynamics.

    Marie-Claire Cheron-Sauer - Director Support Programs Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia

  • Our leadership group is progressing along a trajectory of working as a cohesive, purposeful team with an elevated strategic, customer-focused outlook. We have gained much from working with Roderick as a valued co-navigator in that process assisting us build team culture and identity, and providing practical steps that I am confident will see us arrive at our destination. Roderick has been, and will continue to be, an invaluable partner in our transformation.

    Dave Waters - General Manager Human Resources Branch | Department of Transport and Main Roads

  • Ten teams and 250 people completed the leadership program. Nothing has been too difficult or challenging for Roderick as we constantly reviewed and subtly changed the program to improve. The content is of the highest calibre and is tailored specifically to achieve our goals. Roderick met our every need and delivered the program with a professional expertise that inspired many.

    Grant Simmons - Program Director The Wesley Hospital

  • Roderick provided us all with a tool box full of useful tips and techniques which I have no doubt will be used by all almost on a daily basis by tailor making the program to suit our environment and needs. Feedback from all our senior management team was positive and which promoted team support and skills development and practice.

    Nathan Morris - General Manager Livestock Link

  • After six months of professional coaching with Roderick and Start I can honestly say it has changed me and my work. I have developed a deep understanding of my core strengths and passions, and how to tap into them in my professional and personal development. I have been able to apply the practical coaching insights directly into key areas of my current leadership practices and make very constructive changes to how I work. Through coaching I have been also given the use of tools and processes that I still use regularly one year on from commencing coaching with Roderick.

    Callan Battley - Chief Nursing & Midwifery Officer Mater Health Group

  • Roderick's exceptional facilitation skills, enthusiasm, energy and engagement is central to our development as a high performing executive leadership team. What we achieved in two days may have taken us a month to realise. We focused on areas of trust, team, strength and transformation as a basis of building a solid platform to engage with and energise the broader leadership team. Roderick's follow-up support is equally impressive and highly professional! Roderick will continue to play an important role in our leadership team's development."

    Kathy Schaefer - Deputy Director-General Department of State Development

  • Our organisation has a uses variety of facilitators and formats for planning sessions, and we found the guidance and techniques used were first rate. Roderick gave us space where we needed it and pushed us through to nail our outcomes when we needed it.

    Warrick Jordan - The Wilderness Society Inc

  • Roderick's strength as an executive coach is that he searches for the truth, addresses the truth with his client and provides practical, realistic ways forward. He leads real and insightful conversations, not superficial and fanciful conversations. This is not always popular or easy but is the source of real progress.

    Lyn Rowland - Former Chief HR Officer, Qld Health

  • This bespoke leadership program has enabled us to develop a more cohesive leadership team while at the same time enabling significant personal growth by each individual via pre course individual assessments and both group workshops and individual coaching sessions. The content was well thought out and focused on the needs of each individual, while the group sessions were fun, interactive, highly thought provoking and extremely productive.

    A/Prof Simon Harrison - Head of Haematology & Chair, Haematology Service Director of Clinical Aphaeresis

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Roderick Cross MEd, MN, CAHRI

START Consultants Director

Please contact Roderick for a free consultation.

Email: roderick@startconsultants.com.au

Mobile: 0412 665 440


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START is both our focus and our name. We are a consulting,
organisational development and people capital practitioner firm
who partner with you to leverage the five elements of
organisational performance, leadership excellence, and
successful change.

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